Inscription
The inscription on the combined tablet has been translated as follows:(3) Ashur, my lord, encouraged me and against the land of Ju ah I marched. Inthe course of my campaign, the tribute of the ki g(s)... (4) […with the migt of Ashur, my lord, the province of with the mig">g(s)... (4) […with the migt of Ashur, my lord, the province of [Hezekah of Judah like [… (5) […">ezek">with the mig">g(s)... (4) […with the migt of Ashur, my lord, the province of [Hezekah of Judah like [… (5) […the city of Azekah, his stronghold, which is between my [bo]rder and the land of Judah [… (6) [like the nest of the eagle? ] located on a mountain ridge, like pointed iron daggers without number reaching high to heaven [… (7) [Its walls] were strong and rivaled the highest mountains, to the (mere) sight, as if from the sky ppears its head? … (8) [by means of beaten (earth) raps, mighty? Battering rams brought near, the work of […], with the attack by foot soldiers, [my] wa[rriors… (9) […] they had seen [the approach of my cav]alry and they had heard the roar of the mighty troops of the god Ashur and [their] he[arts] became afraid (10) [The city Azekah I besieged,I captured, I carried off its spoil, I destroyed, I devastated, [I burned with fire… (11) [ ">he city Azekah I besieged,"> (10) [The city Azekah I besieged,I captured, I carried off its spoil, I destroyed, I devastated, [I burned with fire… (11) [ a royal ci[ty] of the Philistines (Pi-lis-ta-a-a), which [Hezek]iah had captured and strengthed for himself
Transliteration
Na'aman's transliteration of lines 3, 4, 5 and 11 is shown below:(3) AN.SAR béli u-tak-kil-an-ni-ma a-na KUR Ja- -di lu al-lik iname-ti-iq KASKAL II ja man-da-at-tu sa LU AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-na?-ni sa AN.SAR EN-ja na-gu-u [sa mHa-za-qi-j">ina_da-n.html" ;"title="AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-n">AL MES KUR…. amhur…. (4) […ina da-na?-ni sa AN.SAR EN-ja na-gu-u [sa mHa-za-qi-ja-a-u KUR Ja-u-da-a-a GIM [… (5) [… ] URU A-za-qa-a E tuk-la-te-su sa ina bi-ri [t mi-i] s-ri-ja u KUR Ja-u-di [… v (11) [URU GN URU] LUGAL-ti sa KUR Pi-lis-ta-a-a [sa] [m] [Ha]-[za-qi-j] a-a-u e-ki-mu u-dan-ni-nu-su-ma […Winckler suggested the text referred not to Judah but to "Yadiya" ( Sam'al)
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